https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=85837
Bug ID: 85837
Summary: Listing of all error and warning messages
Product: gcc
Version: unknown
Status: UNCONFIRMED
Severity: normal
Priority: P3
Component: web
Assignee: unassigned at gcc dot gnu.org
Reporter: eyalroz at technion dot ac.il
Target Milestone: ---
Compiler error and warning messages are sometimes difficult to understand -
especially (but not exclusively) for novice developers. They are also typically
concise, and assume some knowledge of relevant terms, which the program author
may not know, despite being able to write a program.
I also note that many users repeatedly ask questions on web forums and Q&A
sites (e.g. StackOverflow) regarding specific error messages they get - not
just asking "what's wrong with my code which causes the error?", but rather
"What does this message mean? I don't understand what it says."
Now, the GCC manual does not seem include such a listing, and I could not find
it on the Wiki either. Assuming it indeed doesn't exist - I believe that it
should. If it does exist, then the bug is that it's difficult to notice/locate.
Note that to realize such a listing it should be possible to harness more than
just the GCC developers, if it's done through the Wiki. (Of course people would
need to be attracted to the Wiki to assist in doing this.)
